San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-11-12
AMUSEMENT
That Have Whiled Away the Leisure
of San Antonians During the
Week Past.

For the past seven days San Antonio has
certain, y had surteit of amusement, and AS
its citizens have thoroughly enjoyed the I'M
usually high class of Requirement furnished,
they don't kick.
In the theatrical line every night
OF the week has witnessed the
Grand opera house well nlIed with
theatre goers, and on the Keene nights
the house was exceedingly well filled.
Theatrical companies, however, several OF
which Laye Npressed their views TO the LIGHT,
are kicking. They say the way companies are
rushing into the state right on each others
heels, will destroy the business in great de-
gree, by inpOvcTIshiuR the theatre gOcr They
cry, goose with golden eggs, etc. They are
right in one sense. 1t will nave II tendency TO
lmpoVerIsh theatre-goers-that Is, II they at
tended every performance Of each
company, but On the other nand, II Will have
a tendency to elevate and cultivate their
tastes, and good companies will be the gamer,
while poor companies, of which few have
even struck san Antonio this season, will
play to poor business.
THE WEEK.
Last Sunday night Miss Lizzie Evans played
to small house at the Grand. Follow
ing her on Monday and Tuesday
nights came Thomas W. kccne, trag-
edIan. Keene had fine houses. He looks well,
although has yet slight impeachment in his
speech from last years attack of illness. Al
ter kCene came the inimitable Barry and Fay
on Wednesday and Thursday. None but they
would have drawn good houses in this city al
ter Keene, but they did IL, and pleased every
body. Mcintyre aud Heath's standard MIN
strel company appeared last night at the
Opera house, and gave matinee to-
day. They had good houses, and will
have another TONG ht. They will give no PEI
Torrance tomorrow night. Tom Heath and
James Mcintyre are well known in san AntO
MO. Were once on the variety stage here and
are great favOrites. The usual first part with
bones, tambOs, sentimental and comic songs
was gone through with very Creditaby.
Billy Buckley scoring n hit in a comic song
Boarding House" Mcintyre and Heath
came on and were loudly aPplauded. Chas. E.
Cooper in NylOphone solos, ana Frank j.
Hceley the lightning crayOn artist pleased
the eyes and ears of the people and GcyeT
and Harding, with little All Sid, performed
aCrObatiC murvels, COntOTtOns, etc to the
great satisfaCr ion Of all Prof. Abt then in
introduced his beautiful magic lantern pic
lures, which were the finest ever seen in san
Antonio. The entertainment conclude with
a laughable buresque on Rider HaggaTd' s
novel, she" in which high kicking, cOntOr-
tons and some fine acrObatiC work WAS inter
mingled. They have some good sOlOists, II
fine quartettc and some excellent all around
miHstrel6.
Outside Of the Grand there have been other
attractions which have taken the time of the
public. Shields ten-cent circus has played all
the week to nne business. They give a good
show, well worth the money. The city did not
permit them to show their 10 head of horses, re-
quiring the SlUJ license of them to do so, They
didn't pay II, They have with them the two
O'BTiGn boys, sons of O'Bren, the great
leaper. Wednesday night the Military min
pavilion. Gen. Stanley, his ladies, officers,
etc, were among the audience. The Fashion
has had good company and has drawn well.
Ahead of this issue-HOwc's London show,
10 cents, has arrived and will
stay probably all next Wcek, exhibiting on
South Flores street Doris Il COlvin's circus Is
advert sed for tomorrow and Monday per
formances. Whether the Sunday law which
goes tardily into eff ct tonight at II o'clock,
will prevent them from performance tOmor.
row night remains to be seen. II Is interest
ing to know II the Fashion theatre will OBJ
serve it, too. Manager Riscne says the law
will greatly interfere with him, as he has a
great many Sunday night dates ahead.
The amateurs who are rehearsing the oper
Of Merry War have been working hard
every night at Turner hall and will have
nightly rehearsals next week. They will put
on a magnificent amateur entertainment The
German amateurs have also been hard at
work and will soon give another drama at
krisch hall. San Antonio needs is a perma-
nent amateur dramatic club in the English
For next week there will be cessation of
amusements at the opera house until next
Saturday and Sunday, when the Evangeline
company will appear. The following week
will be occupied by BristOl's Equines.